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Empire Desks

EMPIRE STYLE

From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in ​​Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.

Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.

Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine.

Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.

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Style: Empire
Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite antique writing box was meticulously handcrafted using traditional joinery techniques, with beautifully visible dovetail joints at the corners. Made in the Southern Ne...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Desks

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Steel

Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box

Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box

French Empire Style Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMPIRE STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK Composed of 19th century elements ref. 501GWU22P 45 7/8" H x 32 1/8" W x 15 5/8" D; writing area is 15" D x 26 1/8" W Thi...
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20th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Empire Style Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk
French Empire Style Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk

French Empire Style Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk

19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A fine large sized flat desk otherwise referred to as a "bureau de ministre" or ministers flat desk. In mahogany and mahogany veneer flamed on all sides, beautiful ornamentation of...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk
19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk

19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk

Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning birch root escritoire circa 1855. We are pleased to offer this piece for sale.  Profusely using birch root veneers on every surface. Matched birch veneers used which span ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Desks

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Birch

Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch escritoire
Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch escritoire

Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch escritoire

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top HRH . Very Rare Early 19th century secretary " Secrétaire a' Aba...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Bronze

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh

19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh

Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer over drop front desk opening to interior with p...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Ormolu

Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC

Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC

Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Located in Miami, FL
From the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, once part of Denmark, a very handsome Empire secretary with bookcase in ash with inlays and marquetry silhouettes of neoclassical Roman images. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers a felt-lined lectern or writing surface flanked by sliding storage compartments, as well as a series of small drawers and a central cabinet. Above desk, are three cupboards and below, there are three long drawers. Northern Germany or from the Danish Jutland region, circa 1815. Note: Green baize on writing surface can be replaced with leather. Measures: 46" wide x 21" deep x 83" high (With desk top open...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Desks

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Ash

Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815
Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815

Antique North German/Danish Empire Cylinder-Top Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1815

Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French mahogany Empire desk of stately proportions, with a roll top, revealing a double row of total six drawers under an open shelf, as well as a sliding writing surface with inset ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Mahogany

Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk

Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 48"...
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1980s American Vintage Empire Desks

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Brass

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Neoclassical style writing desk or library table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 48"...
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1980s American Vintage Empire Desks

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Brass

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk or Library Table, Refinished

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desks or Library Tables, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Regency or Neoclassical style writing desks or library tables By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Eac...
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1980s American Vintage Empire Desks

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Brass

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desks or Library Tables, Refinished
Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desks or Library Tables, Refinished

Baker Furniture Regency Burl Wood Writing Desks or Library Tables, Refinished

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FINE RESTAURATION PERIOD ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAMED MAHOGANY BUREAU À CYLINDER France, circa 1830 Item # 403ZGP18C An exceedingly fine bureau à cylinder from the Restauration period in F...
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19th Century English Antique Empire Desks

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830
French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830

French Restauration Antique Mahogany Cylinder Roll-Top Desk circa 1830

Early 19th Century French Empire Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
Mahogany veneered French Empire desk. Leather insert top. Brass hardware on column legs and bun feet. Very unique and good quality period French des...
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1810s French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century French Empire Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire Desk

Antique Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire style mahogany desk with gilt bronze mounts, circa 1890-1910. This desk has very fine quality gilt bronze mounts.
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Early 1900s European Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk
Antique Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk

Antique Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk

French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front or cantilevered desk. Under the dark grey marble top is a secret, entablature drawe...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Marble, Bronze

French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period

French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black marble top. The secretary features two front side columns with bronze mounts detail w...
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1810s French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Brass

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"

Antique French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A late 19th-century French writing desk or dining table crafted in the French Empire style and sourced from Provence, France. This elegant piece is beautifully hand-crafted from soli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Brass

Antique French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Table
Antique French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Table

Antique French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Table

Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
A stunning French Empire-style fall-front secretary, crafted from rich mahogany with striking grain patterns and a warm patina. The sleek yet stately form is accentuated by columnar ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary

Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary

Antique Neo-Egyptian French Empire Style Desk
Located in New York, NY
This mahogany desk in the French Empire style features extensive gilt bronze mounts on every face. Its craftsmanship is very high, comparable to works by Maison Krieger. The drawers ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Bronze

Antique Neo-Egyptian French Empire Style Desk
Antique Neo-Egyptian French Empire Style Desk

Antique Neo-Egyptian French Empire Style Desk

19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Desk by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality Continental 19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Burl Walnut, Ebonized Fruitwood, Giltwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat by Francois Li...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Desks

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Ormolu

19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Desk by Francois Linke
19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Desk by Francois Linke

19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Desk by Francois Linke

19th Century Desk, Antique Bonheur du Jour, Gamichon a Paris
By Jean-Baptiste Gamichon
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a French antique bonheur du jour by Jean-Baptiste Gamichon dating to circa 1810. A piece for the connoisseur, rare and sought after,...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

19th Century Desk, Antique Bonheur du Jour, Gamichon a Paris
19th Century Desk, Antique Bonheur du Jour, Gamichon a Paris

19th Century Desk, Antique Bonheur du Jour, Gamichon a Paris

French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Desk W/ Red Leather Top
Located in Astoria, NY
Handsome mid-20th century French writing desk, made in French Empire style and sourced from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from rich mahogany, the desk features a rectangular...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks

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Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Desk W/ Red Leather Top
French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Desk W/ Red Leather Top

French Empire Style Mahogany Writing Desk W/ Red Leather Top

French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-19th century The petite mahogany knee-hole desk with a central drawer and two slender drawers on each side, with gilt-bronze mounts and inset tooled green leather writing su...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Bronze

French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk
French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk

French, Mid-19th Century Empire-Style Desk

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
Located in Cypress, CA
This impressive 19th century, French Empire style gilt bronze-mounted Fine mahogany roll-top desk, The blackstone top over three short gilt-bronze mounted drawers, issuing a barrel top desk...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Roll-Top Desk with Gilt Bronze-Mounted

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant French Empire bureau-plat or partners desk, The top, inlaid with a center-star-motive and small decorations on each corner, above five drawers, the middle one opening from th...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Partners Desk
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Partners Desk

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Partners Desk

French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Empire Bureau Plat desk circa 1880 in the Directoire manner Top quality mahogany with a finally tooled leather top Five drawers and round graduated legs are embellished with o...
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1880s Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Wood

French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire
French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire

French Empire Bureau Plat Desk 1880 Directoire

19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner
Located in London, GB
A pedestal desk in the French Empire manner of freestanding breakfront form with everted angles, constructed in birchwood, and burr birchwood, having bronze accents drawn from the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner
19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner

19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The rectangular superstructure centred by two drawers above two shelves, flanked by an pair of cupboard doors flanked and separated by patinated and gilt bronze caryatids, the lower part with a leather lined writing slide above three drawers around a slight kneehole each side fitted with a writing slide raised on square supports joined by stretchers and fitted at the front with painted and parcel gilt wood female torsos...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk

Late 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Large Empire mahogany desk, France 1890-1900 Large Empire mahogany desk, veneered and with gilded bronze applications. Straight, rectangular body with central knee compartment, flan...
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1890s French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Empire Desk
Late 19th Century Empire Desk

Late 19th Century Empire Desk

Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Empire mahogany pedestal desk with gilt bronze mounts, black leather top, two (2) slides, and eight (8) drawers.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Leather, Mahogany

Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830
Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830

Empire Style Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Gilt Bronze Mounts, France ca. 1830

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Scandinavian Empire/Biedermeier secretary in beautiful birch wood with mahogany interior, Denmark, circa 1820. The highly sculptural form makes this piece an outstanding ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Desks

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Birch

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820

19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820

19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality, 18th century Louis XV Escritoire. The Escritoire has a drawer at the top with ornate mounts, above a fall front opening...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Escritoire
19th Century French Empire Escritoire

19th Century French Empire Escritoire

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Empire style English dark-brown wooden desk with roll top that opens to reveal drawers and letter holders and a gold embossed leather desk surface, topped with a bronze-filigree framed tray, and supported by two columns of drawers, each with a gold drawer pull...
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19th Century Antique Empire Desks

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Mahogany

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts
19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts

19th Century Empire Style English Roll Top Desk with Bronze Mounts

Antique Empire Carved Mahogany Partner’s Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Empire Carved Mahogany Partner’s Desk This beautiful empire partner desk from the early twentieth century is carved from solid mahogany w...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Empire Carved Mahogany Partner’s Desk
Antique Empire Carved Mahogany Partner’s Desk

Antique Empire Carved Mahogany Partner’s Desk

Empire Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Empire 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fine quality satinwood and king wood French Empire bureau plat With ormolu mounts on cabrio legs Such a lovely desk, look at the quality to the casting of the ormolu mounts Features ...
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1840s Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Empire Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Empire 1840
Empire Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Empire 1840

Empire Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Empire 1840

Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century French Empire three-drawer escritoire with lovely Breche africaine marble top. Having detailed bronze mounts in urn and floral motifs, columnar supports with p...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

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Wood

Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire

Superb 19th Century French Empire Escritoire

1st Empire Mahogany desk, ca 1810
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Unusual 1st Empire desk, circa 1810, in mahogany, Burl, with Brass inlay and blackened columns ending on 2 blackened lion's feet above gilded leaves . Center drawer pulls out to re...
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1810s French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood, Lacquer

1st Empire Mahogany desk, ca 1810
1st Empire Mahogany desk, ca 1810

1st Empire Mahogany desk, ca 1810

French Mid-20th Century Desk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This magnificent desk has a beautiful flamed blond mahogany with a green leather embroidered of gold. It has 3 drawers and 2 extensions. With the 2 extensions out the total length of...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

French Mid-20th Century Desk
French Mid-20th Century Desk

French Mid-20th Century Desk

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu Bureau Plat. The desk is raised on straight tapered legs with ormolu sabots and pierce...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Bureau Plat

French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This rather imposing escritoire stands upon turned feet. The bottom panelled doors open to reveal an inner oak lined drawer. The writing section having a drop down fall with a leat...
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1860s Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest

French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest

1810s Venetian Empire Work Table, Walnut , extensively decorated in brass inlay
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Venetian Empire work table in walnut, saber legs, early 19th century with brass inlays. A real gem. He belonged to a noble Venetian family, in the Palladian country Residence. It was...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Brass

1810s Venetian Empire Work Table, Walnut , extensively decorated in brass inlay
1810s Venetian Empire Work Table, Walnut , extensively decorated in brass inlay

1810s Venetian Empire Work Table, Walnut , extensively decorated in brass inlay

19th Century Italian Empire Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Italian Empire desk is a beautifully crafted piece that exemplifies the neoclassical elegance of the Empire style. Made from richly grained walnut, the de...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

19th Century Italian Empire Desk
19th Century Italian Empire Desk

19th Century Italian Empire Desk

French Empire Roll Top Desk Bureau De Roi 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire roll top desk Hand crafted from kingwood we date this to circa 1860 Top opens up to reveal leather writin...
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1860s Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Wood

French Empire Roll Top Desk Bureau De Roi 1860
French Empire Roll Top Desk Bureau De Roi 1860

French Empire Roll Top Desk Bureau De Roi 1860

Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top & Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Empire French writing desk or bureau plat with embossed brown leather top, bronze dore mounts, column legs, and  three drawers.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top & Column Legs
Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top & Column Legs

Large Empire French Writing Desk with Embossed Brown Leather Top & Column Legs

Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire drop front desk, Copenhagen 1810-20. This unique Danish secretary desk is embellished with mahogany veneer. The lower part has three cur...
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1810s Danish Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820
Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820

Empire Drop Front Desk, Kopenhagen, 1820

Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis, 1810
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Hellouw, NL
Beautiful Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864). Jean-Joseph Chapuis (born in Brussels) was a famous furniture maker. He obtained a master craftsman ti...
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Early 1800s Belgian Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis, 1810
Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis, 1810

Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis, 1810

French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mahogany cabinet was crafted in France in the early 19th century, when Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor (1804-1814,15). The cabinet features a wide rectangular body, top...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet
French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet

French Empire Period Mahogany, Marble and Gilt Bronze Cabinet

Fornasetti Decorated Antique Italian Writing Desk
By Fornasetti
Located in Hudson, NY
The exquisite antique table desk, shown here, represents the first collaboration between foley&cox HOME and Fornasetti. The desk was purchased in Italy and hand-decorated by Fornasetti using...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Fornasetti Decorated Antique Italian Writing Desk
Fornasetti Decorated Antique Italian Writing Desk

Fornasetti Decorated Antique Italian Writing Desk

Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This fine Empire drop-front secretary (secrétaire a'abattant or secrétaire en armoire) with a writing and standing desk is signed M. Hirschgartner. Hans Martin Hirschgartner (1766-18...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Marble

Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner
Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner

Swiss Early 19th Century Empire Bureau Cabinet, Signed Hirschgartner

Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Lady's desk with Empire style mahogany, base decorated with griffins, very beautiful register of gilded bronzes oak drawer bottoms, top and zippers trimmed with brown and green Moroc...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze

Empire Style Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality and spectacular Russian early 19th century Empire style mahogany ' Bureau a Cylindre' with all original gilt and hardware...
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19th Century Russian Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'
Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'

Russian Early 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany 'Bureau a Cylindre'

French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Empire bureau plat Classic French antique desk in kingwood with ormolu fixtures We date this desk to circa 1930 Has drawers on both sides although one side they are decorative so this is a dummy partners desk Great for a home office set...
Category

1930s French Vintage Empire Desks

Materials

Kingwood

French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks
French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks

French Bureau Plat Desk, Empire Dummy Partners Desks

French Empire Architect's Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
French Empire architect's desk. Flame grain mahogany veneers, leather covered drawers.
Category

1810s Unknown Antique Empire Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Empire Architect's Desk
French Empire Architect's Desk

French Empire Architect's Desk

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